SPEAKING

TALKS AND LECTURES

For businesses and colleges

“What an inspirational talk! You put forth a very simple principle which will make all of our lives happier. I’ve been sharing it with my friends and they all agree. I hope others are able to hear your message!”

-Leron Gubler, President, Hollywood Chamber of Commerce

The power of Get To! Ted presents the Get To Principle to the 200 strong Kelly Blue Book team. – June 29, 2018

“We loved this talk. There’s no more “have tos” in our office, just a Get To do it state of mind. Do you want to increase sales? Bring Ted in to share a GAME CHANGER in change management thinking.” Sally Abolrous, Neudesic

“Ted’s message is powerful and something you take with you and can apply in your everyday experiences. I cannot think of a company that could not benefit from his presentation!”

-Laurie Weichman – President, L3 Realty Group

Our lives are filled with challenges and uncertainty. We are faced with decisions everyday that affect us, our businesses and the ones we love. It’s how we approach those decisions that determine our state of being. In his presentation, Ted shares The Get To Principle; the ability to approach life from the power of “I Get To” as opposed to the victim feeling of “I have to”.

“Our future is a wildcard. Our lives are filled with strange challenges and uncertainties, which if feared lead to resisting and controlling the future before it happens and missing all the glory of the present,” says Ted. “Rather than argue with life
what if everything the future needs is given to us this moment?”

“Businesses today are missing out on integrating every experience on all levels, individual and teams,” asserts Ted. The principle helps businesses see opportunities and have a shift of mind from executive to explorer and adventurer and brings the courage to connect more with the emerging future possibilities offered by every experience.”

Ted Larkins is an accomplished business executive and entrepreneur with a focus on international licensing. Ted co-developed a leading entertainment licensing company in Tokyo, representing major movie studios including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, and 20th Century Fox. He’s worked on projects with Jon Bon Jovi, Jack Nicklaus, Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and many other artists. He is on the board of directors of the Licensing Industry Merchandise Association (LIMA), co-chairing the charity committee and sitting on the executive committee. He is a guest lecturer for the UCLAx Entertainment Studies and Performing Arts program.

He wrote the book, “Get To Be Happy: Stories and Secrets to Loving the Sh*t Out of Life” over the last year and a half during his daily, 4-hour train commute to work in Hollywood. It will be on sale soon. Ted lives with his wife of 22 years and their two children in Southern California.

Did you ever need a Time-Out from Life? Well, that is exactly what reading Ted's book meant to me. With all the countless number of stresses that we all have to deal with on a daily basis, life can get to be overwhelming. Let's face it, Things happen, many of them not so great. So I strongly recommend you take a time-out and read Ted's book. Now instead of thinking, reacting and planning for all the things that I have to do with not the best attitude, I can smile with the realization that I "Get to do these things". As Ted points out many times in his book, it certainly beats the alternative. We are only here for a finite amount of time, so why not Smile and Enjoy every day as Life is Truly a Blessing. I cannot think of a better gift or message to give to my children, friends and colleagues and hopefully positively affect their outlook on life.

Great principle! Everyone should take a moment to understand The Get to Principle. It will change the way you see life, it has changed the way I see life. Ted Larkins explains this principle very beautifully and with great passion.

A must have book! Ted shares through his personal experiences a wonderful way to approach life and to get the most out of it. You will find your self connecting with Ted and looking at life from other angles.